William bergner



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1.

W. BERGNER.

EASEL ALBUM.

No. 539,028. v Patented May 14, 1895.

(No Model.) v 2 Sheets-Sheet 2. W. BERGNER. EASEL ALBUM Patented May 14,1895.

wiimezepw Inventor.

At n 3 ilNrrE'n STATES PATENT Curios.

WILLIAM BERGNER, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, Assicudti ro FREDERICK BERGNER, JR, LEON LAUER, AND MARTIN LAUER, or SAME PLACE.

EASEL-ALBUM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 539,028, dated May 14, 1895. A plication filed February 15, 1894. $erial No. 500,215. (No model.)

Y citizen of the United States, residing at Baltimore, Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Easel-Albums,-of

which the following is a full, clear, and exact.

description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specitication.

My invention relates to easel albums, and consists of devices hereinafter described for ing edge, or upon 'the leaf bindings, and inci-- dentally to permit the book to be withdrawn or replaced at pleasure upon the easel stand.

For these purposes my invention consists in applying to the usual inclined base rest of such structures a back rest or rests slightly inclined backward from the vertical, and provided at or near its top edge with a horizontal open slot; in combination with an album or book having the usual flexible binding edge, and provided on one of its covers at or about its longitudinal center with a pair of binge eyes and a rod pivoted in said hinge eyes, said rod having a bent out centerin the form of a crank connection, in order that said last mentioned element may be inserted within the open longitudinal slot of the vertically inclined back rest of the book.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete device. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, showing in additional dotted lines the movement of the book upon the easelstand when opened or rolled over the inclined base-rest. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the usual inclined base-rest provided with a vertically-inclined slotted back-rest above referred to. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the book or album, showing upon one of its covers the hinge devices and the pivoted connecting crank-bar held therein; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged end view of the book, the hingeeyes, the vertically-inclined back-rest, and the pivoted bar, intended to illustrate themovement of the back-cover of the book relatively to the back restwhen the book is being opened. 7

In applying my improved easel support for an album or book, I make use of the usual and well known base rest or stand, A, common in all such structures, the same having'an inclined surface along one longitudinal half of its top face, as shown at B, and apply to it the first element of my improvement, which consists of a vertical back rest 0 for the book D, slightly inclined toward the rear or flat side of the base or stand A. This back rest may be made in one single piece, as shown in the drawings, which indicates it as a wooden plush-covered structure, but it is obvious that it may be desirable to construct it of a metallic substance and in two parts, as shown by the vertical dottedlines in Fig. 3;

So far as described the easel and stand does the inclined base rest and against the back rest, I construct the latter with an open slot 0, with the open side rearward, said slot being parallel or nearly so to the plane of the flat portion of the base A.

On one of the covers of the book or album, at or about its longitudinal center, I provide apair of hinge eyes E E With bracket ends E E whereby they may be secured to the book cover, and in these hinge eyes and between the pair of them is loosely journaled the ends (1, d of a crank shaped rod II, so that its central portion shall stand out or project beyond the journal bearings for its ends (1, d, and be of sufficient length relatively to the length of the open slot 0 in the upright back rest 0 to wholly occupy said slot for its entire length and project slightly beyond the same on either side.

In all easel albums heretofore constructed thechief objection has-been that as the book was maintained in :a vertically inclined posi-- tion by an inclined base rest wh ich,as shown at ;B,-Wasnecessarily highest at its outward edge, and the book was then opened by its front cover m, the flexible binding edge a ofthe bookvvas obliged to ride over the highest.

point of this incline, which causes the back cover I) and the leaves it to rise oft theinclined base rest 13; and as in easel albntnsheretm fore made (except thoseprovided with a text- I ile hinge or frog betweenthe lastileaf andthe g t back cover),the back coverwas fixedlysecured 5 I vertically, the result was to prevent thebook to a rod or hinge which prevented it rising beingopened at, any leaf or otherwise than the-crank portion iii of the hinged bar (seer dotted linesin'Fig. 5),'and hence thereiwilll be no unduestrain, nor any strain, on the? by throwing down theile aves'in regular back will rise Ofii the "inclined 1 base rest B, being permitted so to do by the partial rotationof binding edge.

My device also has the additional advantage of readily permitting the book to be re-i moved from the easel rest,for inserting or removing pictures, by swinging the book over the top rounded edge S of the back rest 0 until it assumes a horizontal position, and then by pushing it toward the rear of the ments the book is replaced to its normal position onthe easel stand; m t I Having thus described my invention, what I I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is I I stand the crank bar H will pass out: eithe open slot 0; and by reversing these move- 1. In an easel or bookrest, the combination with a baseor stand A provided with an inclined base rest B,'ofa vertically inclined backrest Chaving a rounded top Sandaslot I ic opening rearwardly, and a device secured to the 'bookcover'forengaging said slot;

whereby the said slot will serve as the bear ing and the device as a pivotfor the book substantially as described.

' 2; In an easel album the combination with a base or stand A provided with an inclined base'rest 'B, of a vertically, inclined back rest 1 '0' having an open slots near-itstop edge extending longitudinally froinend to end, and

an album provided on the outside of its back cover at or near thelongitndinal centerthereof with a pair of hinge eyes E and a crank when turnedupon theroundedtopoft ller-est,' I

shapedrod II, having'ends (I'd journaled and for the purpose described. In testimony'whereof' I have hereunto afloosely in said hinge eyes; substantially as fixed my signatnrethislflth day of February,

A. D. 189;. WILLIAM BERGNER.

Witnesses:

JOHN'H. NEW, CHAS. BENNER. 

